Lingerie-clasp.



C.-G. KING.

LINGERIE CLASP.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT-2. 191s.

1,280,237, Patented 00t.1,1918.

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Application filease tember 2,1916: Serial no. name.

mental device prop sect to clasp; articles of erieorfshotilderstraps. V eret fcre ic I has been attempted to clasp these part by structhres comprising a body s at tone ii iwt these an ada ted tu emti-acethe fabric stripsi Th s was found; inadequate because there wasfno accommod ation forstrips of. varyingwidths,

and because shoulder strapswhenused. with from rheenoeiaefi er n e y "rueeseentiarotjeet of my invention. are to overcome the sta e dis'adwantages to incare a" Inaximumbf strength in aninexpensive stnucture nd to; afford a means of adjiistment" adapted" to accommodate strips or such; structures. were liable to slide do -fa15ries1 dfuifierent dimensions, w W To the? above ends essentially my; inv'en eienconsists ofsu'c'h parts and? combinations as parts as, fall within the" scope of the ap- In. the accompanying. drawings fornr aparti of this specification, andfwhich illustrate the principle .of this invention in thebstmridenbW known to me of applying hesame,

straps upon a human shoulder,

Fig. 2, a plan view of my clasp in closed position, Fig. 3, a front elevation of the same in open position,

Fig. 4, a section on line 4.-4 of Fig. 2, Fig. 5, a section on line 55 of Fig. 4:, and Figs. 6, 7, and 8, detail views of the parts disassembled.

Like reference characters indicate like parts throughout the views.

an intermediate portion of t In the present embodiment of my invention the assemblage of parts may comprise in a general way, a body A, and a flexible member B attachable to the body at one end, and slidably engageablewith the body along e flexible member. V V

In the construction illustrated the body A front and: back walls.

and i and in slidable contact consists of a curved casing comprising a front wall 0,;a; back wall (land a side wall. a. Th'ezwallc'is integral with orsolderedlto the end of the sidewall e. In thecenter of the wall d is a tuh'ul'an post 7f extending to the font wall,.forming a recess or socket. The wall of'tfhe post is provided intermediate; its length with a transversely disposed oblong The wall? :haseopenings. h and/[at one end, and intermediate the length of the bodyin' itsflower'portion respectively. I

Fixed: toorintegral'witli the front. or. back wallet the: bodjwin' this case the front wall,

h", whichipreferablycontacts withIboth the A resilient member, indicated in a general mannerby the reference letterK, and shown injcletail in Fig. 8, 'isprovifoled; This rests within the hodyor casing A, and if preferred may be fixedl by solder or otherwise to the wall; a at lc an intermedi te portion. This member. in the present instance comprises a single piece of bent; wire to economically form two spring "isfa' curved? abutment j adjacent the opening elements as follows One free end Z. of'the.

member K constitutes one spring element, and consists of apreferably flat curved arm, while the second free end or spring element consists of a curvedarm m with intermediate spring loopsin" and 0,,ter1ninating in a finger r li fixpas es'fihl" ueli the ot so a tangentially of'the post The. finger and thefloops, are vertically disposed or transversely of the remainder of the member K.

I M j j tta hed tet o y o tcasiuge s h chai Flgu'rehi'safrofit elevatiomon a 1 scale, of my novel device engaging shoulder 8 provided with an enlarged end or head 8.

This projection is adapted to enter the cavity, formed in the tubular post 7" wherein it is detachably engaged by the member 17. The chain B passes through the openings h with the abutment 7' and the spring element Z, whereby sufiicient frictional resistance is furnished to retain the chain.

* The operation of my device is as follows:

The body A of the device which may be chased or ornamented with stones if desired is positioned in front ofthe fabric which in' this case consists of two lingerie shoulder straps t. The member B is passed around the straps, and the projection s is snapped into the cavity in the back of the body.

The pendant member 9- is next manually drawn downwardly to make the loop formed by the chain B of the desired dimensions to accommodate the particular width of strap to which the device is applied.

I claim,-

1.-In a lingerie clasp, a body providedaxial center, a flexible member slidably engageable through said'openings with the body and an inwardly extendedmember between said openings over which said flexible member slides and is given frictional resistance, and a resilient member in said body acting on said flexible member to press it against said inwardly extended member, said body being formed with a slotted axial tubular post and said resilient member having a free end extended through the slot in "said post. v

3. In a lingerie clasp, a bodyprovided with spaced openings uponv one side ofits axial center, a flexible member slidably engageable through said openings with the 'body and an inwardly extended member between said openings over which said flexible member slides and is given frictional resistance, a resilient member in said body acting on said flexible member to press it against said inwardly extended member, said body being formed with a slotted axial tubular post and said resilient member having a free end extended through the slot in Copies of this patent may be? obtained. for

said'post, and a plate carried by one end of the flexible member and having a projection adaptedto enter said post and be engaged by the free end of said resilient member.

4. In a lingerie clasp, the combination of a body provided with a cavity and with spacedlateral openings, a removable plate, a projection on the plate adapted to enter the cavity, resilient means in the body extending into the cavityto engage theprojection, a flexible member attached to the plate and slidable in the body through the openings, and a curved abutment within the body on which said flexible member bears between said openings. j, a I

5.. In a lingerie clasp, the combination of a body provided with a cavity and with spaced lateral openings, a member provided with a projection" detachablyseated in the a cavity, a flexible membenconnccted at one end with the first named member exterior of the body and passing through: the openings, a curved abutmentin the body between said openings and on whichjssaid flexible member bears, and a spring in thebody frictionally engaging the flexible member between the openings. I, 1 v

6. In a'lingerieclasp, the combination of a hollow body provided with a cavity in its back and with a transverse slot opening; into an intermediate portion of the cavity, and provided with openings in its side spaced from eachother, a projection adapted to enter the cavity, a chain slidablethrcugh the openings in the body and connected tothe projection, and a springin thevbody comprising ,an arm seated inthe' slot andengageable with the projection and an arm engageable with the chain withinthe body between the openings. I

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature. a 4 i a a vCLIFFORD G. KIN G.

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